Printing-press.



PATBNTED NOV. 20

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH FIRM, OF BERWYN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR THE GOSS PRINTING PRESSCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N 0v. 20, 1906.

Application filed November 13, 1905. Serial No- 287,048.

T0 ctZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. FIRM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Berwyn, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Printing-Presses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In my patent numbered 801,577, dated October 10, 1905, there is shown apress which prints four webs each of which is four pages wide. Thesewebs are slitted and turned by slitters and turning-bars at the middleof the machine and are delivered as complete papers at the end and theside of the machine. Objection might be made to this press because ofthe width of the webs, and consequently of the form and impressioncylinders, the inking-rollers, &c., the convenient handling of whichmight be impracticable, also because slitters and turningbars,particularly double turning-bars, in the body of the machine sometimestear the webs and do not permit as rapid work as a straightline run.

The object of the present invention is to produce an arrangement whichwill avoid the excessive width of the cylinders and the other parts, andthe double-width or four-page webs and render unnecessary the use of theslitters and double turning-bars found in the old machine.

A further object of the present invention is to form a press the partsof which will be very from which will be adjacent to each other inconvenient position to handle the product.

As before, the printing mechanism embodies double printing-couples, eachcouple consisting of two form and four impressioncylinders arranged inthe same plane, so that eight rolls of paper may be printed at one time.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevationof the machine. Fig. 2 is a top plan View. Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the machine consists ofduplicate sections or parts, T and T, set end to end and deliveringtoward the middle or to. the space between the parts. Each of theseparts, so far as the cylinders are concerned,is substantially identicalwith the press shown in said patent, except that convenient of accessand the deliveries I impression cylinder 0 I upon its opposite side thecylinders need be 1 printed by form-cylinder E, thence over the rollers3 4 to impression-cylinder G and is printed upon its opposite side byform-cylin der H, thence over the roller 5 and over the turning-bar 6,after which it meets the Web C This passes from its roll at the end ofthe press over the rollers 7 8 to impression-cylinder K and is printedupon by form-cylinder L, thence over the roller 9 10 toimpressioncylinder M and is printed upon its opposite side byform-cylinder N, thence over the roller 11 over the bar 12, up and meetsthe web A, which passes out of the machine at its top, the web A, Fig.2, pass ing under the roller 13 (see Fig. 3) and the web 0 under theroller 14. Thence both go over roller 15 and around the turning-bar 16and over roller 17 to the V-former 18 and is folded, thence between therollers 19 20 to the cutter 21, where it is cut and folded transverselyand delivered by a rotary fly to the apron 21 which passes over theroller 22, completing, in connection with parts supplied from the othersection T of the machine, one sixteen-page paper.

The webs B and D are mounted at the side of the press, the web B passingover the roller 23, thence over the bar 24 to the roller 25, thence toimpression cylinder I and is printed upon by form-cylinder E, thenceunder the roller 26 to impression-cylinder J and is printed upon itsopposite side by form-cylinder H, thence over the roller 27 and betweenrollers 28 and 29, where it meets the web D. This passes over the roller30 and bar 31, Fig: 1, thence under the roller 32 to and is printed uponby form-cylinder L, thence under the roller 33 to impression-cylinder P'and is printed by form-cylinder N, thence under the roller 34 andbetween rollers 35 and 36, after which it meets the web B, passing withit between the rollers 28 and 29 and 37 and 38 to the V-former 39 and isfolded, thence between the rollers 40 and 41 to the cutter 42, where itis cut and folded after which it passes transversely and delivered by arotary fly to the apron 43, which passes over the rollers 44,completing, with the addition of a part from the other section of themachine, one more copy of sixteen-page papers.

The duplicate section T is set in line with the section just described,but with the webrolls at the opposite end and the delivery sociated withtransversely and toward the middle, so as to associate the deliveriestogether between the sections. Thus the web fromroll A asses over therollers 45 46 to impression-0y inder F and is printed upon byform-cylinder H thence over the rollers 47 47 to impression-cylinder Gand is printed upon its opposite side by form-cylinder E, thence overthe roller 48 and over the turning-bar 49, after which it meets the webC. This passes over the rollers 50 51, thence to impressioncylinder Mand is printed upon by form-cylinder N, thence over the rollers 52 53 toimpression-cylinder K and is printed upon its opposite side byform-cylinder L, thence over the roller 54 and the turning-bar 55, whereit meets the web A in a manner similar to that described with respect towebs A and (J. The webs A and C then pass under the roller 56, overroller 57, and over turning-bar 58, and thence across between thesections and around the roller 62 to the folder 18, where they are asthewebs A and C and folded delivered by the rotary fly to the apron 21,completing one more copy of sixteen-page paper.

The roll B, Fig. 1, passes over the roller 67 and turning-bar 68 andunder roller 69 to impression-cylinder J and is printed upon byform-cylinder H, thence under the roller 7 O to impression-cylinder Iand is printed upon its opposite side by form-cylinder E, thence underthe roller 71 and between rollers 72 and 73, where it meets the web D.This web passes from its roll over the roller 74 and turning-bar 75 andunder the roller 76 to impression-cylinder P and is printed upon byform-cylinder N thence under the roller 77 to impression-cylinder O andis printed upon its opposite side by form-cylinder L, thence under therollers 78 and 79 and between rollers 72 and 73, where it meets the webB. These two webs then pass together over the roller 80 to the otherside and between rollers 37 and 38 to the V-former 39 and are associatedand folded with webs B and D and pass therewith between the rollers 40and 41, where they are cut and folded transversely and delivered by arotary fly to the a ron 43, which passes over the roller 44, comp etingone more copy of sixteen-page aper.

The arrangement above described makes a total of four complete papers ofsixteen pages for each revolution, and it will be seen that there are noslitters and no turning-bars in the body of the machine. Part of eachpa- .copies of sixteen-page papers.

per is from one section of the machine and part from the other. Each'web of paper makes two copies of four-page papers for each revolution,the plates being so imposed on the form-cylinder that each two platescover one-half of the semicircumference of each cylinder. Thus each setof webs A and C superposed gives at each revolution two copies ofeight-page papers led to the folder 18, and each set of webs A and Csimilarly give two more copies of eight pages led to the same folder.Jach folder thus folds and de-v livers two copies of sixteen-pagepapers. The'folders are of that kind which will cut and fold two copiesat each revolution of the same. When the webs B B and D D pass out ofthe machine and are associated at the folder 39, it gives at eachrevolution two more This makes of sixteen-page papers for each fourcopies 91 not being revolution, the folders 82 and used.

Various advantageous modifications or arrangements may be made with amachine constructed as shown. Thus instead of crossing the webs from onemachine to the other they may be delivered separately to several foldingand delivery mechanisms. As shown in dotted lines, the four webs of thesection T may be completed and delivered by themselves. The webs A and Cafter being associated with each other pass over a roller to theV-folder 91 and thence to the cutter 9 and the delivery-apron 92*, whichis located opposite the delivery-apron 21".

The webs B and D instead of being passed,

over the roller 8O pass between rollers 80 and 81 to V-folder 82,rollers 83 and 84, cutter 85, and delivery-apron 86, which passes overroller 87. Each pair of these webs make two copies of eight-page papersat each revolution, making eight copies of eight-page papers deliveredfor each revolution, which is a great capacity. This, with the use ofordinary web, two pages wide, so that the webs A and C superposed giveat each revolution two copies of eight-page papers at the folder 18, thewebs B and D give the same at the folder 39, the webs B and D at thefolder 82 and the webs A and C at the folder 91, making a total of eightcopies of eightpage papers for each revolution.

It is to be understood that each two webs superposed makes two copies ofeight-page papers at each revolution, the plates being imposed as abovestated, and each folder and delivery apparatus has the capacity ofcutting and folding two copies of each prod uct at each revolution.

for eight-page and a half-width web D. "By withdrawing the gears 102 and103 1 silence the printing mechanism that prints the webs O and D andthefolder 82, using only the folders 18 In making ten-page papers I use thewebs A and A and B and B and 39. The same arrangement is used withtwelve-page papers, only the web D is full width instead of half-width.In making fourteen pages the webs A A, B B, and a half-width C and D areused. In making sixteen pages all the printing mechanism is used and thefolders 18 and 39, giving four copies of sixteen pages, as abovedescribed. For any product above sixteen pages the press and web wouldbe four pages wide, with additional folders to meet the capacity. Inmaking ten, twelve, and fourteen page papers any of the pairs of webscorresponding in number to the webs above specified may be used, and thewebs not required are simply not usedthat is, they are left idletheimpression cylinders therefore being backed off out of contact in amanner well known in the art.

Also turning-bars 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 and slitters 208 209210 211 may be used when required to trim and slit the web after it hasleft the printing mechanism; also, additional folding mechanism may beadded to each side of the present folders, as the output of the machinerequires, as this press is intended to be used as a two-page-widemachine but I do not limit the machine for only twp pages. It may bethree or four pages w1 e.

The inking, folding, and delivering mech anisms being old and wellknown, it is thought that no extended description thereof is required.

A marked feature of this press, in addition to the facility forassociation of different pages from one section to another, as describedabove, is the convenience of the various deliveries. They are alllocated adjacent and opposite each other at the middle of the machine,where they are conveniently accessible for manipulation of the productat a saving of time and labor.

I claim- 1. In a printing-machine, in combination, two spacedweb-perfecting sections placed end to end in line with each other andhaving web-deliveries at the adjacent ends, and also at the same side ofboth sections, means to associate, fold and deliver the webs from theend of one section with those from the end of the other, and means toassociate, fold and deliver the webs from the side of one section withthose from the side of the other, said folding and delivery means forall the end and side deliveries being located opposite I each other onthe same floor or level and in I line with the space between thesections.

2 In a printing-machine, in combination, two web-perfecting sectionsplaced end to end and having web-deliveries at their adjacent ends andalso at the sides, a folder and cutter for each delivery, the foldersand cutters of the respective end deliveries being arranged oppositeeach other between the sections, and the folders and cutters of therespective side deliveries being arranged opposite each other beside theaforesaid folders and cutters.

3. In a printingmachine, in combination, two web-perfecting sectionsplaced end to end and having web-deliveries at their adjacent ends andalso at the sides, a folding and cutting mechanism for the enddeliveries, located between the sections,'means to associate the endwebs from both sections and deliver the same thereto, a folding andcutting mechanism for the side deliveries, and means to associate theside webs from both sections and deliver same thereto, the respectivefolding and cutting mechanisms for both the side and the end deliveriesbeing located beside each other.

4. In a printing-machine, in combination, two web-perfecting sectionsplaced end to end and having web-deliveries at their adjacent ends alsoat the sides, two folding, and. cutting mechanisms for each sectionplaced respectively opposite and in line with each other between thesections, means to convey the product of the end deliveries to eitherone of two of said mechanisms, and means to convey the product of theside deliveries to either one of the other two of said mechanisms,including turning-bars over which the side deliveries pass and whichturn them in toward each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH L. FIRM.

Witnesses:

NELLIE FELTSKOG, H. G. BATOHELOR

